The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-29
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Two costly rugs were stolen from
Mrs. Lenfesty's millinery store yester
day afternoon. The thief has not ye
been discovered.
"A young son Of Mr.. Joseph Rausef
died last night at the family residence
in Lime township, of diphtheria. The
funeral will occur tomorrow forenoon
from the Catholic church ofthis city.
The street committee intends to re.
move the watering trough and stand
pipe from in front of the City Hall at
once 1t will be placed near the foot OF
the bridge, which is much better place
than the present location.
Miss Julia NJ. Goodyear, a graduate
of the Mankato Public Schools, is now
teacher of English, Grammar, Rhetoric
and Latin in the Ashland, Oregon, State
Normal School. The many friends and
acquaintance of Miss Goodyear will be
pleased to learn of her success in the ed
ucational field.
Persons desiring to go up the Lib
erty street extension of the street rail-
way should take car No. 4. 1t no longer
goes to the barn, the horses being
changed at the junction of the lines at
the foot of Liberty street, thus ensuing
a continuous trip.
"A new iron railing has been placed
in the municipal court room separating
the spectators from the lawyers table.
1t is a very neat railing and is an orna-
ment to the room, which has now under
gone all the changes contemplated by
the committee on city property.
Mrs. Evans, a widow lady living on
Hanover street, was frightened by some
one trying to enter her residence at
about two O'Clock this morning. The
front door was tried by the supposed
thief, but he could gain no entrance.
The family was awakened but could find
no trace Of the intrudea.
The life insurance company of the
German Roman Catholic church of Min
nesota meet here for a couple of days in
1t is expected that there
will be several hundred delegates in at
tendance from all parts of the state, and
all well-to-do people. The exact time
has not yet been decided upon.
-Messrs. Hamberg, Welding & Co.
will open up a grocery store in Mr.
Madson's new building, South Front St.,
The members of the firm
are gentlemen and we trust will receive
their share ofcustomers. The announce
ment that Mr.. Hamberg would open up
a store alone was mistake.
Mr.. Byron Hughes, a young attor-
ney, hitherto of Tracy, has entered into
partnership with Mr.. Ira P. Shissler.
The firm will hereafter be known as
Shissler & Hughes. Mr.. Hughes is
bright young man and was formerly
student of the Normal. He studied law
with Freeman & Pau and has practiced
at Tracy for several years.
Mr.. C. C. Quinn has purchased the
boiler works of Mr.. j. D. Harding and
will carry on the business in the same
place as hitherto. Mr.. Harding is bound,
by the contract of sale, not to 90 into the
boiler business within a hundred miles
of Mankato for two years. Mr.. Harding
is at present at Deadwood, OAK, but
may decide to locate here and go into
some other business.
Yesterday afternoon while Mr.. G.
Lulsdorf was handling self-cocking re-
volver IN Harry Walraven's saloon it
was accidentally discharged, the ball
passing close to the head of the bartend-
er, Otto Mann. 1t was a very narrow
escape and caused considerable excite
ment in the vicinity for little while.
The same revolver was similarly dis
charged year or more ago, but without
injuring anybody.